Ironic (song)

"Ironic" is the title of a 1995 song written and performed by singer Alanis Morissette, which first appeared on her highly successful international debut album Jagged Little Pill. An acoustic version can also be found on the album Jagged Little Pill Acoustic, and a live version is on the album MTV Unplugged.

Related Topics:
1995 - Singer - Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill - Jagged Little Pill Acoustic - MTV Unplugged

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Musically, the song is a glossy take on a basic grunge music format, with delicate, sparsely-instrumented verses alternating with loud, aggressive chorus sections.

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Lyrically, the song consists of a series of vignettes describing situations, each ending in the repeated question "Isn't it ironic?" For example:

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:A traffic jam when you're already late

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:A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break

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:It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife

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:It's meeting the man of my dreams

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:And then meeting his beautiful wife

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:And isn't it ironic... don't you think?

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In 2004, Morissette amended a lyric as a show of her support for gay marriage http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1488180/06042004/morissette_alanis.jhtml:

Related Topics:
2004 - Gay marriage

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:It's meeting the man of my dreams

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:And then meeting his beautiful husband

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She first sang this line as she performed the song at the 15th annual GLAAD Media Awards in March 2004 http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-03-28-glaad-awards_x.htm. She also recorded an acoustic version of the song with the amended lyric for an exclusive iTunes Music Store release.

Related Topics:
GLAAD Media Awards - ITunes Music Store

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